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Adventures of One Terence McGrant; A Brevet Irish Cousin of President Ulisses S.Grant, Who Graduated from a Western Poor-House- terence did, not Ulisses- and who has been having considerable trouble about getting properly settled into a paying office, notwithstanding, ....
by Peck, George W
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- very good
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
James H. Lambert, 1871. First edition. Hardcover. very good. 12mo. 18cm x 12cm. Green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. 261pp. Lacking front endpaperr. SIGNED and ijnscribed by author, Geo. W. Peck on page preceding title page.Some light edge rubbing to tail of spine. Very nice copy. Author's first book. This book was a collation of the columns that Peck had written about McGrant. From the Weekly newspaper ,Ripon Representative, (1866) Peck wrote a column authored by "Terence McGrant
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- Title
- Adventures of One Terence McGrant; A Brevet Irish Cousin of President Ulisses S.Grant, Who Graduated from a Western Poor-House- terence did, not Ulisses- and who has been having considerable trouble about getting properly settled into a paying office, notwithstanding, ....
- Author
- Peck, George W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- James H. Lambert
- Date Published
- 1871
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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